4. Chorley’s Santa Express, Saturday December 10, Saturday and Sunday until December 18, 10am until 4pm.

Hop aboard the Santa Express land train at Union Street and take a wonderful winter journey through Astley Park to meet Father Christmas at Astley Hall and receive a special Christmas gift.

Booking required. The tickets are £7 for children (aged 12 and under) and £3 for adults. If you don’t want to see Santa, you can pay on the day at the land train stop outside Chorley Council’s offices on Union Street or at the land train stop outside the Coach House next to Astley Hall at £3 for children and £3 for adults.

5. Botany Bay, Chorley, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am until 5pm and Thursday December 23, 10am until 5pm and Friday December 23, 12pm until 5pm

Children can visit Santa in his grotto for a magical experience and receive an age appropriate gift plus the opportunity to take your own photographs.

The Grotto is a festive, enchanted, Winter Wonderland full of magic and sparkling lights. Santa Claus will be paying a visit to give every good boy and girl a Blackpool Pleasure Beach Diamond Pass for the 2017 season and a special Nickelodeon gift.

Families can have their photo taken with the Nickelodeon characters, visit the Arena for ice skating fun.

Cost is £10.99 per person, when booked online in advance of visit or £12.99 on arrival.

Santa and Queen Elsa chat to all the children individually whilst the adults indulge in some mulled wine/hot beverage with mince pies. Each child receives a special personalised present along with magic reindeer food and has a souvenir photograph taken with Santa.

On the return journey the children have a Christmas drawing competition and enjoy a game of pass the parcel and Ask Santa/Elsa.